EPISODE 184 OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on a 3 pronged approach to wellness and healthy Aging. Dr. Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist, discusses his new book “Sleep, Drink, Breathe: Wellness is Too Complicated,” which offers a three-week program on sleep, hydration, and breathing. He explains the importance of understanding one’s chronotype and how it influences sleep patterns. Breus emphasizes the need for deep, diaphragmatic breathing, proper hydration, and consistent sleep schedules. He suggests practical solutions to common issues like muscle cramps and sleep interruptions and highlights the benefits of simple, consistent wellness practices, encouraging us to start with basic habits to improve overall health and longevity.

Michael Breus PhD is a Clinical Psychologist, Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Breus is the author of  three previous books including The Power Of When, a bio-hacking guidebook showing that, based on your genetic biological chronotype, there is an optimal time to do everything, from eating, to exercising, to asking for a raise. Also, The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health, and  The Sleep Doctor’s Diet plan

Episode Timeline:

0:01 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest

5:37 How he came to discover the importance of Chronotypes

11:05 The Role of Sleep, Drinking, and Breathing in Wellness

14:21 Breathing and Hydration Techniques

15:45 Gillian’s Personal Sleep and Hydration Practices

29:56 The Importance of Breathing and Its Impact on Health

36:50 Takeaways from Dr. Breus

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Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.